Analytics

Designing Better UX for Embedded Analytics

If you show your users a dashboard, make it useful. Principles for designing intuitive visualizations.

By TrackRaptor DevProduct Lead
READ: 11 min read
Designing Better UX for Embedded Analytics

Embedded analytics is a massive value-add for SaaS users. But it fails if the UI is too complex for the average business user. Don't just dump charts; provide insights.

Design Principles

  • The 5-Second Rule: Can the user understand the 'health' of their account in 5 seconds?
  • Actionable Data: Instead of '1,000 views', show '+12% from last week'
  • Contextual tooltips to explain what a metric actually means